Chapter Summaries

Qian killed Omura Ken and flew toward the Mist Village warships to stop their advance. Osawa Yuki ordered the fleet to halt and Sakurai Mitsuki used a sound-based technique against Qian, but he dispelled it and remained poised to attack.

• Qian killed Omura Ken with his blade after wounding him with Shuriken.
• Qian left the surviving Leaf shinobi to face the Mist Village reinforcements and flew toward the warships.
• The Mist Ninja split off a third of their reinforcements to return toward the fleet as Qian sped ahead.
• Osawa Yuki ordered the warships to stop, and Sakurai Mitsuki relayed the command through a flute.
• Sakurai Mitsuki's sound-based Genjutsu briefly disoriented Qian, but he dispelled it and dodged the Mist Ninja's weapons.

Qian attacked the Mist Village fleet, destroyed one warship, and then used a chakra-filled Hidden Mist to prevent the remaining ships from regrouping. The fleet was trapped in the fog as Qian sought to delay its advance toward Black Stone Outpost.

• Qian flew to the rear of the fleet and used Earth Release: Hardening Technique to withstand the Mist Ninja’s attacks.
• Qian unleashed Fire Release techniques and set a Mist Village warship ablaze, forcing its Mist Ninja to escape into the sea.
• Qian flew toward the fleet’s lead ship but held back when he saw five Jonin defending it and Mist Ninja guarding the other ships.
• Qian spread Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique across the fleet, obscuring the ships and disrupting their movement.

Osawa Yuki ordered the Hidden Mist fleet to thicken the mist with their own Hidden Mist Technique, countering Qian’s control of the battlefield. Qian destroyed another warship before the mist closed in again, then focused on delaying the fleet’s advance.

• Osawa Yuki ordered Sakurai Mitsuki to tell the leaders on every ship to use the Hidden Mist Technique.
• Qian sensed the foreign Chakra spreading through the mist and realized multiple Mist Ninja were using the Hidden Mist Technique to dilute his control.
• Qian used Wind Release: Great Breakthrough to clear the mist above a warship and swooped in to attack it.
• Qian pierced the warship with a Wind Blade, then set it ablaze with Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• The two Mist Ninja jonin ordered the crew to abandon ship as seawater flooded in and flames spread.
• Qian stopped attacking and focused on maintaining his Hidden Mist Technique to delay the remaining fleet.

Qian delayed the Kirigakure fleet long enough for Konoha's forces to return to Black Stone Outpost, then left as the Mist Ninja continued their advance. During his flight, his Wind Release: Wind Wings reached level 5, greatly increasing his speed and agility.

• Qian released the Hidden Mist Technique after exhausting much of his chakra, having delayed the Kirigakure fleet for half an hour and helped ensure Sano Nobuhisa and the others could return to Black Stone Outpost.
• Qian saw that the Leaf ninja at sea had all died, then flew toward Black Stone Outpost.
• Sakurai Mitsuki asked Osawa Yuki whether the fleet should continue, and Osawa ordered the Mist Ninja to advance at full speed despite their poor prospects.
• Osawa Yuki continued the mission because he hoped to seize the outpost, wanted to avoid abandoning Yasuda Akigiku's force, and had orders to keep Leaf reinforcements occupied.
• Qian's Wind Release: Wind Wings reached level 5, allowing him to fly with greater agility at up to one hundred meters per second, and he continued toward Black Stone Outpost.

Uchiha Qian returned to Black Stone Outpost after delaying Osawa Yuki’s Mist Village force, then joined Sano Nobuhisa’s main force and brought it back to the outpost. With the Mist forces gathering nearby, Sano chose to let his exhausted ninjas rest rather than attack Yasuda Akigiku’s unit before the coming battle.

• Uchiha Qian warned Senmu Zheyi that a small Mist Village unit might still attempt a surprise attack, then flew south to meet Yasuda Akigiku’s approaching group.
• Yasuda Akigiku received Osawa Yuki’s order to change course and wait for the main force, abandoning his hope of reaching Black Stone Outpost first.
• Uchiha Qian met Yamanaka Aoi’s group, shared news about the outpost and his interception of Osawa Yuki, then went to report to Sano Nobuhisa.
• Uchiha Qian reported the intelligence to Sano Nobuhisa and traveled with the main force back to Black Stone Outpost.
• Sano Nobuhisa learned Yasuda Akigiku’s unit was near the eastern coast, but decided against attacking because his troops were exhausted and Osawa Yuki’s force was nearing.

Qian watched the Mist forces attack Black Stone Outpost and judged that Konoha would win, though it would suffer losses. He flew to the battlefield to replenish his chakra by draining Mist ninja, killing one Chunin and two Genin.

• Osawa Yuki's fleet reached the coast, regrouped with Yasuda Akigiku, and launched an attack on Konoha's forces.
• Qian observed the battle from Black Stone Outpost and concluded that the Mist forces were too weakened and dispirited to win.
• Qian flew to the battlefield and used Genjutsu and the Chakra Absorption Technique to drain a Mist Village Chunin, killing him and gaining more than ten thousand chakra points.
• Two Mist Village Genin attacked Qian with kunai, but he knocked them down, controlled them with Genjutsu, and drained their chakra, Spirit Energy, and Body Energy.

Qian continued fighting the Mist Village forces, draining several opponents to replenish his chakra before two Mist Village Jonin confronted him. He began fighting the pair, ending the chapter with a counterattack aimed at one Jonin.

• Qian killed two Mist Village Genin and used the Flash Sword Technique to overpower Ono Yoko, then drained his chakra, Body Energy, and Spirit Energy.
• Qian defeated another Mist Village Chunin and raised his chakra to more than eighty thousand points.
• Two Mist Village Jonin charged at Qian, who welcomed the chance to test his improved Flash Sword Technique.
• Qian dodged and blocked the Jonin's coordinated attacks, then used the momentum of one attacker to set up an upward slash with his blade.

Qian fought two Kirigakure Jonin and used their attacks to refine his Flash Sword Technique while holding them off without using his Mangekyō Sharingan. After nearly half an hour, all three tacitly continued the fight, and Qian’s technique drew closer to lv7 perfection.

• Murakami Hane and another Mist Village Jonin teamed up against Qian, forcing him to defend while he practiced his swordsmanship.
• Qian judged that Konoha’s forces were holding their own and focused on using the two Jonin as sparring partners.
• The three continued fighting for nearly half an hour as fatigue and casualties mounted across the battlefield.
• Qian gained nearly five hundred points of Flash Sword Technique Proficiency, bringing the skill closer to lv7.
• Murakami Hane and the other Kirigakure Jonin realized Qian was using them as whetstones, but chose to keep fighting rather than risk leaving or provoking him.

Qian kept Murakami Hane and another Mist Village Jonin fighting at high intensity for over two hours while he practiced the Flash Sword Technique. As the two Jonin grew exhausted and Qian’s swordsmanship improved, he wounded Murakami Hane and launched another attack.

• Qian continued fighting Murakami Hane and the other Mist Village Jonin without giving them time to recover, while the wider battlefield remained locked in combat.
• Murakami Hane and his ally struggled to keep up as Qian’s Flash Sword Technique grew smoother and their stamina dwindled.
• Qian cut Murakami Hane’s right forearm with the Kusanagi Sword, revealing how much the two Jonin’s exhaustion had weakened their defense.
• Murakami Hane leaped back as Qian attacked again, while the other Jonin moved in to divide Qian’s attention.
• Qian used the Flash Sword Technique twice in succession, appearing at Murakami Hane’s right side and swinging his blade.

Qian defeated and killed Murakami Hane and the other Mist Village jonin after overcoming their attacks and escape attempt. With both opponents dead, he finally examined the insights from his Flash Sword Technique reaching perfection.

• Qian severed half of Murakami Hane’s right arm, but a second Mist Village jonin interrupted his pursuit with shuriken and kunai, including one carrying an Exploding Tag.
• Qian avoided the attacks and caught up to Murakami Hane, then wounded the second jonin so badly that both Mist Ninja were left seriously injured.
• The two Mist Ninja tried to escape with perception-obscuring smoke bombs and shadow clones, but Qian blew away the smoke and used his own shadow clones to find their real bodies.
• Qian had a shadow clone restrain Murakami Hane, killed the other Mist Village jonin, and then killed Murakami Hane.
• Qian reviewed the insights from his Flash Sword Technique reaching perfection, which had occurred when he severed Murakami Hane’s arm.

Uchiha Qian tested his perfected Flash Sword Technique by joining Uchiha Shisui’s fight against Yuki Wuhua. The Kirigakure ninja fell into a severe disadvantage, but a retreat signal appeared before the battle was resolved.

• Uchiha Qian reflected on how the perfected Flash Sword Technique let him strike repeatedly with almost no pause, then set out to find more enemies and replenish his Chakra.
• Uchiha Qian arrived as Uchiha Shisui fought Yuki Wuhua, a Kirigakure jonin who wielded Ice Release.
• Uchiha Qian used kunai and Exploding Tags to draw Yuki Wuhua into an opening, then flashed beside him and struck his Ice Shield.
• Uchiha Shisui joined Uchiha Qian, and the two attacked together until Yuki Wuhua could barely defend himself.
• A huge firework appeared in the sky, and Yuki Wuhua recognized it as the signal to retreat.

Qian let Yuki Wuhua flee after testing his perfected Flash Sword Technique, then took to the air to intercept Mist Ninja retreating from the battlefield. He ambushed and subdued a three-Chunin squad, demonstrating how easily the perfected technique let him defeat weaker opponents.

• Qian recognized the Mist Village’s retreat signal, left Uchiha Shisui to pursue Yuki Wuhua, and flew off to hunt for targets.
• Qian used his Sharingan to observe the retreating Mist Ninja and decided to target small squads of Chunin for their Chakra.
• Qian spotted Iwasaki Shoichi’s three-Chunin squad and incapacitated Shoichi with genjutsu.
• Qian controlled one of the other Chunin and used the Flash Sword Technique to wound Harada Isamu before restraining him with genjutsu.
• Qian subdued all three Mist Chunin in seconds and noted how much more effective his perfected sword technique was against weaker ninja.

Qing drained chakra from defeated Mist Ninja, then accepted a mission to verify the Mist Village fleet’s retreat. He left a shadow clone to monitor the fleet and headed with eight other clones to train while it followed them toward Flying Fish Town.

• Qing extracted chakra from Harada Isamu and two other Mist Chunin, then subdued a fleeing squad of four Mist Chunin and two Mist Genin and drained them, bringing his chakra to about one hundred thousand points.
• After receiving Sano Nobuhisa’s order through Yamanaka Aoi, Qing flew to the Mist Village fleet and watched it assemble and depart without attacking.
• Qing followed the fleet for about an hour and confirmed it was moving away from Black Stone Outpost, though he still needed to verify its final destination.
• Qing created nine shadow clones, sent one to monitor the fleet, and went with the other eight to a reef beach to cultivate.

Qian reported the Mist Village fleet’s movements after the battle and completed his training, then began planning to use Ao’s Byakugan. He decided to seek human-modification knowledge at Orochimaru’s secret laboratory on Ghost Island.

• Qian reviewed his shadow clone’s memories and confirmed that the Mist Ninja had returned to Flying Fish Town without anything unusual happening.
• Qian dismissed his training clones, absorbed their experience, and flew back to Black Stone Outpost to report to Sano Nobuhisa.
• Qian learned that the Leaf and Mist forces had suffered casualties at roughly a 1:1.2 ratio, then trained for several more hours before sleeping.
• The next morning, Qian considered how to use the Byakugan taken from Ao and decided to prepare to visit Ghost Island in the Land of the Sea.
• Qian planned to seek human-modification knowledge in Orochimaru’s secret laboratory, relying on Wind Release: Wind Wings to travel there discreetly.

Qian traveled to Ghost Island to find Orochimaru’s underground base, but after failing to locate its entrance, he drew out its occupants by releasing a powerful wave of Chakra. Two Root ninja confronted him, and their fight began as Qian attacked one while the other prepared a jutsu.

• Qian left Black Stone Outpost, flew over the sea, and headed toward Ghost Island in the Land of the Sea.
• Qian searched Ghost Island for nearly an hour but found no entrance to the underground base.
• Qian released a powerful wave of Chakra to draw out anyone inside the base.
• Two masked Root ninja appeared, and Qian recognized them as Danzo’s subordinates rather than Anbu.
• The Root ninja attacked Qian with poisoned Shuriken and an Exploding Tag, but he dodged and struck at the ninja who threw the explosive.

Qian fought two Root ninja, copied the Fire Style: Plain Burn Technique with his Sharingan, and used his speed and ninjutsu to gain the upper hand. He killed Zhenjiu and turned toward the remaining Root ninja as his Great Shark Bullet Technique pressed forward.

• Qian dodged the Plain Burn Technique and recognized it as a Leaf Anbu ninjutsu, then found it newly added to his Proficiency Panel after copying it with his Sharingan.
• Qian attacked the Root ninja who had cast the technique, using Flash Sword Technique and a Wind Style-enhanced blade to wound Zhenjiu.
• Zhenjiu tried to counter Qian with a Kunai and the Substitution Technique, but Qian cut a deep gash into his back.
• The other Root ninja kept Qian at a distance with flames until Qian countered with Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique.
• Qian used Flash Sword Technique to reach Zhenjiu and cut off his head with one slash.

Qian defeated a Root shinobi guarding a secret base and used an illusion to search his memories. He confirmed Danzo’s involvement and learned the hidden entrances and layout of the base, leaving him ready to infiltrate it.

• After seeing his companion killed, the Root shinobi tried to escape, but Qian intercepted him.
• The Root shinobi trapped Qian in a poisoned wire net and engulfed it in flames, but Qian used his Mangekyō Sharingan and Ame no Minaka to pass through and appear behind him.
• Qian subdued the Root shinobi with Genjutsu: Sharingan and searched his memories for information.
• Qian learned that Danzo had sent the two Root shinobi to protect Orochimaru’s secret base and capture experiment subjects.
• Qian discovered the base’s two hidden entrances, its guard placements, traps, and overall layout.

Qian infiltrated the underground base on Ghost Island disguised as Root ninja Akai, with a shadow clone disguised as Zhenjiu. After learning Kimura Kazuhiko was in Experiment Zone 3, Qian subdued two Experiment Subject guards and prepared to pursue him.

• Qian absorbed the chakra, Spirit Energy, and Body Energy of an illusion-bound Root ninja, then burned both Root ninjas' bodies to ashes.
• Qian and his shadow clone transformed into Akai and Zhenjiu and entered the underground base through a cave and underwater passage.
• Number Seven and Number Eight intercepted them, then explained that Kimura Kazuhiko had sent them to check on the missing Root ninjas.
• Qian ordered the guards to cancel the alarm and learned that Kimura Kazuhiko was in Experiment Zone 3.
• Qian dismissed Number Seven and Number Eight, then knocked them unconscious when they turned away.

Qian infiltrated the Root base, killed its guards, and captured the researcher Kimura Kazuhiko after learning that he might know where the experiment records were kept. With Kimura under genjutsu, Qian sent his Shadow Clone to eliminate the remaining threats and prepared to search the researcher’s memories.

• Qian drained two Root guards of chakra, hid their bodies, and headed toward Experiment Zone 3, killing transformed guards along the way.
• Qian reached the prison-like experiment zone and found Kimura Kazuhiko working beside a modified man on an operating table.
• Kimura noticed that Qian was not Akai and closed his eyes to resist Qian’s Sharingan genjutsu.
• Qian and his Shadow Clone attacked Kimura, who severed his own arm to escape the chakra absorption, but Qian overwhelmed and controlled him with genjutsu.
• Qian ordered his Shadow Clone to deal with the remaining threats in the base, then turned his attention to Kimura’s memories.

Qian gathered Kimura Kazuhiko’s research on human modification, killed him, and burned his body before packing the useful materials into a Storage Scroll. After releasing his Shadow Clones and absorbing their training experience, Qian headed for the base’s exit, preparing to return before nightfall.

• Qian decided Kimura Kazuhiko was no longer useful, drained his chakra and energies, and burned his corpse to ashes.
• Qian collected Kimura Kazuhiko’s books, scrolls, tools, and medicines, then sealed them into a Storage Scroll.
• Qian released his Shadow Clones and absorbed their chakra, cultivation experience, and memories.
• Qian reviewed the gained experience, checked his skills, and left for the underground pool that served as the base’s entrance and exit.
• Qian looked back at the base and said the timing should be right.